Rules, Constraints, and Phonological Phenomena

• Includes contributions by seasoned scholars in rule-based and constraint-based frameworks
• Augments phonological evidence with research from other domains
• Analyzes the central objects of phonological inquiry in light of recent research
• Covers phonological phenomena in a diverse range of languages

Readership: Advanced students and researchers in phonology, as well as linguistics and cognitive science more generally.

Bert Vaux, University of Cambridge, and Andrew Nevins, Harvard University

"...handsomely produced...provides a much-needed critical and [...] comprehensive scrutiny..." - Stig Eliasson, The Journal of Linguistics

"This timely collection is a significant contribution to current phonological theorizing that deserves the attention of a wide group of phonologists and theoretical linguists in both the rule - and constraint-oriented camps." - Stig Eliasson, The Journal of Linguistics

1: Andrew Nevins and Bert Vaux: Introduction: The Division of Labor of Rules, Representations, and Constraints in Phonological Theory
2: Bert Vaux: Why the Phonological Component Must be Serial and Rule-Based
3: David Odden: Ordering
4: Ellen Broselow: Stress-Epenthesis Interactions
5: William Idsardi and Eric Raimy: Representational Economy
6: Paul Kiparsky: Fenno-Swedish Quantity: Contrast in Stratal OT
7: John Frampton: SPE Extensions: Conditions on Representations and Defect Driven Rules
8: Charles Reiss: Constraining the Learning Path Without Constraints, or The OCP and NoBanana